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Financing

As costs increase, so do questions about Domino’s value offers

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 18, 2021

The pizza chain has had the same $5.99/$7.99 offers for years. Higher labor and food prices have some analysts wondering if the company will change it, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Restaurants are doing a lot more with a lot less

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 15, 2021

Despite store closures and 1 million fewer workers, sales have more than recovered from the pandemic. Higher prices and more takeout have made the business more efficient, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Balancing act: Restaurants work to serve both digital and in-restaurant diners

By Jonathan Maze, Joe Guszkowski and Patricia Cobe on Oct. 15, 2021

Customers coming into restaurants again combined with takeout business gained during the pandemic is creating logjams at some operations.

Food

Daniel Boulud is bullish on fine dining, opening three new restaurants in the last year

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 15, 2021

The celebrated chef also renovated his NYC flagship, Restaurant Daniel, and has more projects in the pipeline.

Financing

Domino’s weaker sales suggest the industry may be losing its momentum

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2021

Labor challenges and the end of stimulus payments left the company with its first same-store sales decline in 40 quarters and may portend to a slowing recovery, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Why P.F. Chang’s is all-in on self-delivery

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 14, 2021

It has become one of the few non-pizza chains to embrace the approach after discovering that customers love it.

Workforce

4 more labor whoa's

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 14, 2021

New research has produced a slew of information on the labor plight of the nation and its restaurant industry. Here are four gems that shouldn't slip past you, says RB's Reality Check.

Workforce

Breakfast-and-lunch chains find limited hours are a labor win

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 13, 2021

Restaurants that close in the afternoon are having more success hiring than their full-service peers.

Food

Barbecue concepts are bearing the brunt of high brisket prices

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 13, 2021

Beef supply challenges and high demand have pushed brisket prices up to levels not seen before, forcing some operators to re-strategize.

Food

Menu rollouts pick up the pace in October

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 12, 2021

Global flavors trend at Firehouse, Ledo Pizza and Cava; Newk’s, Sweetgreen and Dog Haus play up plants; Toasted Yolk and Eggs Up Grill go big on breakfast; and Krispy Kreme and Eureka get spooky.

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